Isner vs Cuevas 10/05/2018

John Isner vs Pablo Cuevas Tennis Prediction

This will be the first-ever meeting between these two players. On clay, it will be difficult for Isner to compete with Cuevas and playing out two more tiebreakers is probably the only way he can beat the seasoned clay court player in Pablo Cuevas.

John Isner News

John Isner, as he most often does, played out two tiebreakers to edge past compatriot Ryan Harrison to kickstart his seventh Madrid Masters campaign, 7-6 7-6.
In his previous six appearances here at the Madrid Masters, John Isner made the R16 thrice but lost two of them, against David Ferrer in 2014 and Rafael Nadal in 2010.
However, the #7 seed John Isner progressed to the quarterfinal of Madrid Masters in his recent visit (2015), by defeating Nick Kyrgios in the round of 16.
The only time when John Isner managed to win back-to-back matches in a tournament this season, he went on to win the biggest title of his career, at the Miami Open.

Pablo Cuevas News

For the second time in two days, Pablo Cuevas needed three sets to secure his progression (defeated Albert Ramos Vinolas in R2). He will now meet his second American opponent of the week, having previously beaten Jack Sock in the first round.
The Uruguayan is defending his semifinal points in Madrid this week. Making his fourth appearance in Madrid last season, Cuevas registered four solid wins over the likes of Thomaz Bellucci, Nicolas Mahut, Benoit Paire and Alexander Zverev before losing to Dominic Thiem in the semifinal.
Though Cuevas is far from his best so far in 2018, he did reach the quarterfinal at Rio de Janeiro (clay) and the semifinal at Sao Paulo in February 2018.
This will be the first-ever meeting between these two players. On clay, it will be difficult for Isner to compete with Cuevas and playing out two more tiebreakers is probably the only way he can beat the seasoned clay court player in Pablo Cuevas.